Bill Text: GA HB939 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Primaries and elections; candidate disqualification is result of error then qualifying fee may be refunded; provide
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-09 - House Second Readers [HB939 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB939-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 939
By:
Representatives Rynders of the
152nd,
Brockway of the
101st,
Hamilton of the
23rd,
Powell of the
29th,
and Morgan of the
39th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that, if the
disqualification of a candidate is the result of an error or negligence and not
the result of any action of the candidate and such error or negligence is
verified in writing by the Secretary of State, the qualifying fee paid by the
candidate may be refunded to the candidate; to provide for related matters; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries
and elections generally, is amended by revising subsection (e) of Code Section
21-2-134, relating to withdrawal, death, or disqualification of candidate for
office and nomination certificate, as follows:
"(e)
The qualifying fee shall be returned to the candidate in the event such
candidate withdraws, dies, or is disqualified prior to the close of the
qualifying period; however, after the close of the qualifying period, the
qualifying fee shall not be returned to the candidate for any reason including
withdrawal, death, or
disqualification;
provided, however, that, if such disqualification is the result of an error or
negligence of the officer with whom such candidate qualified and not the result
of any action of the candidate and such error or negligence is verified in
writing by the Secretary of State, such fee may be refunded to the
candidate."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.